VIETNAM TODAY

Vietnam Airlines was certified as a four-Star Airline by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organization, at the World Airline Awards at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 in the UK.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to co-operate with authorities of Ha Tinh Province in the inspection of the dumping of waste by the steel plant of Formosa.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has called on Singaporean groups to send experts to study and provide consultation to address traffic issue in the capital city.

Short video clips detailing the life of “Vietnam’s Tarzan”, a man who grew up in the jungle after his father fled American bombs, will soon be released on the travel website Docastaway.

Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has called on parties concerned in disputes in the East Sea to abide by international law and avoid taking actions that could fuel tensions.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on July 12 that it has customized its online check in service, as part of plans to improve service quality and meet the demands of travellers.

Only 17 officials have been found to have cheated in their declaration of assets according to the Government Inspectorate.

China is building another 200 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity despite tough new measures designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and tackle overcapacity, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday.

President Tran Dai Quang has required ministries and localities to coordinate closely with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) to ensure all victims enjoy the support policies of the Party and State, as well as support

The State Department of the US on July 12 affirmed that the ruling made by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East Sea is an important contribution to the shared goal

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc left Hanoi early on July 13 to pay an official visit to Mongolia and attend the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in Ulan Bator.

‘Northwest Colours’ will be the theme of the National Tourism Year 2017, announced the organising board.

The 27th International Biology Olympiad, held in Hanoi from July 17 – 23, will record the biggest student and delegation numbers at an IBO so far.

On July 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdon of Thailand issued a press release on Peace, Stability and Sustainable Development in the South China Sea (known as the East Sea by Vietnam).

“Vietnam welcomes the arbitration tribunal’s issuance of the final ruling on July 12 and will issue a statement on the ruling’s content,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.

China’s claims to historic rights over waters within the nine-dash line are contrary to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague said.

Vietnam treasures the ties of friendship and cooperation with traditional friends, including Romania, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at July 12 talks with his counterpart Dacian Ciolos in Hanoi.

Hanoi chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has asked for an investigation into why civil servants in Bac Tu Liem District closed their offices to go on a beach holiday.

Hundreds of cars were left stranded on an elevated road in Hanoi this morning, July 12, due to a traffic jam.